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USHistory Review 5

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Large groups of Southern and Eastern European immigrants post-1890 New Immigrants
Political boss who helped immigrants to gain their political support William "Boss" Tweed
People who favor native-born Americans over foreigners are called Nativists
Monopolist who controlled Steel Industry Andrew Carnegie
Monopolist who controlled Oil Industry John D Rockefeller
Monopolist who controlled Banking Industry JP Morgan
Presidents assassinated other than Lincoln and Kennedy James Garfield and William McKinley
Most important inventor of Industrial Age; founded Menlo Park Thomas Edison
Invented the telephone Alexander Graham Bell
Business innovator who revolutionized the automobile industry with the assembly line Henry Ford
Organizations that wanted higher wages, shorter workdays, better conditions Labor Union
The first labor unions rose among this kind of workers Skilled Craftsmen
He was supportive of labor unions and Socialist views Eugene V Debs
Economic impact of immigrants was to provide factory owners with steady supply of Cheap labor
Immigrants had a great deal of difficulty "fitting into American society" Assimilating
Houses located near ethnic neighborhoods to help immigrants Settlement Houses
Philosophy of total equality; government takeover and worker ownership of businesses Socialism
Revolutionized industry by allowing for faster and cheaper production of steel Bessemer Process
Business owners paid workers low wages and took home huge profits became known as Robber Barons
Government has used these to protect American industries from foreign competition Protective Tariffs
Glidden's barbed wire, Deere's plow, Sullivan's skyscrapers helped this industry Steel
Theory of Evolution applied to the economy; the best businesses would survive Social Darwinism
Big Businesses considered dangerous to economy because they destroyed small companies Trusts
Used collective bargaining, arbitration, and stoppage of work to get demands met Labor Unions
The immigration station through which most European immigrants came Ellis Island
Congress passed this law to stop the growth of monopolies Sherman Antitrust Act
When labor unions stop working to get demands met Strike
Event that decreased labor union membership in the late 1800s due to violence Haymarket Square Riot
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